Friday, August 19, 2016

5 Must-Have Art Quilt Books - Off the Wall Friday

Okay, say you're stranded on a deserted island and you were only able to save 5 art quilt book.
What would they be? Now remember you're stuck with nothing else to read and more importantly, no wi-fi - gasp! . . . .so what 5 books did you keep?

2.Inspire to Design: 7 steps to Successful Art Quilts If you want to learn the design elements in a methodical fashion - this is the book for you. Elizabeth Barton walks you through exercises step by step that you can apply to your own work and strength your designs.

4.The Quilter's Book of Design. This is the book that taught me the design elements and how they relate to way I was putting fabric together. I remember referring back to this book over and over again.

5.Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads This is the book that taught me the ins and outs of using all that pretty thread I had been collecting. It is literally a wealth of information and tips that is more than useful if you plan on doing some thread play.

Now I know most of these books are older but to tell you the truth, I haven't found anything that has come out recently that has been as helpful as these. Most of these can also be found on the used book market (in great condition) for very cheap too!!

3 comments:

My art quilting group has been working through "The Art Quilt Workbook" by Jane Davalia and Elin Waterson. Such a great resource for a group of all skill levels. I have a list of 5 favorite art quilting books on my blog - http://www.blackwalnutstitch.com/5-great-art-quilting-books-beginners/

To Art and Fear and Inspired to Design, I would add Creative Embroidery by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn; Drawn to Stitch by Gwen Hedley; and The Painted Quilt by Linda and Laura Kemshall. If I could squeeze in one more it would be Masters Art Quilts by Martha Sielman, for pure eye candy. :-)